Am I considered a vegeterian? If so, what type?

Question

I do want to eat fish, but no other meats; also, I will consume dairy products, including milk and eggs.

Answer 1

Technically, if you eat fish you're not a vegetarian. But, there is a term for people who are veg and eat fish - Pesco Vegetarian. Consuming eggs and dairy makes you an Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian. All in all, you would be a Ovo-Lacto-Pesco Vegetarian. But avoid hardcore vegetarian message boards, they might blast you for eating fish because again, technically, vegetarians don't eat fish.

Answer 2

If you want to eat fish YOU WILL NOT BE A VEGETARIAN. So please, do us all a favour and NEVER refer to yourself as a veggie, it confuses everyone....except me, i know you're wrong.

Check out the vegetarian socities defintion of a veggie. They are recognised as the world leading authority on veggie matters:

A vegetarian is someone living on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits with or without the use of dairy products and eggs (preferably free-range).

A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, or slaughter by-products such as gelatine or animal fats.

Types of Vegetarian
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Eats both dairy products and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian diet.
Lacto-vegetarian. Eats dairy products but not eggs.
Vegan. Does not eat dairy products, eggs, or any other animal product.
Fruitarian. A type of vegan diet where very few processed or cooked foods are eaten. Consists mainly of raw fruit, grains and nuts. Fruitarians believe only plant foods that can be harvested without killing the plant should be eaten.
Macrobiotic. A diet followed for spiritual and philosophical reasons. Aims to maintain a balance between foods seen as ying (positive) or yang (negative). The diet progresses through ten levels, becoming increasingly restrictive. Not all levels are vegetarian, though each level gradually eliminates animal products. The highest levels eliminate fruit and vegetables, eventually reaching the level of a brown rice diet.

GOODANSWER : You need to change your screen ID ! . YOU ARE NOT A VEGGIE, its a simply as that. Look at all the formal definitions, look at all the other answers here. Is it any wonder people say you are not a veggie, BECAUSE YOU ARN'T.

Good grief, how complicated is this ?....oh, its not, your wrong.

By the way, we get this type of confusion all the time, so its ok for you to be confused once. However its not ok for you to continue calling yourself veggie know you know the truth.

Answer 3

If you eat fish you are not a vegetarian. You can be a vegetarian and still have dairy products, as long as the animal is alive and well. If you had no animal by products you would be a vegan. Also there are numerous food that you cannot eat as a vegetarian that you would not think of such as Walkers cheese crisps (animal rennet), some Muller yogurts (gelatine), Love hearts and rereshers (gelatine) XXX strong mints (gelatine). These are just a few, and they may change, as did walkers cheese and onion crisps.

Answer 4

No,you are still a meat eater because you still eat fish and eggs and if you had only eaten dairy products and greens then i would have considered as you are a vegetarian.

Answer 5

Vegetarians do eat dairy products, but the fact that you eat fish does not make you any less a meat eatter then the person who eats burgers everyday. Fish are living and have to be killed against there will to be sold then eatten. You chose to eat those which is against vegetarian belief. Therefor your just a person who choses to eat no meat besides fish.

Answer 6

No you are not a vegetarian if you eat fish or any animal by products such as geletine, glycerine, non-vegetarian cheese - see veg soc website for details. There is no such thing as a fish eating vegetarian - even pesco vegetarian is not an acceptable term. Try Pescatarian. You either eat dead animals or you don't.

Answer 7

Hello,
The correct term is 'pescetarian' it means fish eater. According to the Vegetarian Society website fish are alive and feel pain and therefore are animals. Anyone who eats animals is a 'pescetarian' . The Vegetarian society will not approve a product if it contains fish or fish derivatives.

Answer 8

As already mentioned...

NO YOU ARE A MEAT EATER
You are not a vegetarian if you eat sentient creatures (like fish).

Some people have coined the term 'Piscatarian' for someone who does not eat land animals but still wants to eat water animals... after 'Pisces' the fish... but they are probably those people who still want to eat fish, but claim a little niche for themselves.

So - why would you want to NOT eat land animals, but still eat fish?

I am interested as to your reasoning here.

Answer 9

IF YOU EAT FISH, YOU'RE NOT A VEGETARIAN, YOU'RE A MEAT-EATER!!

There's no such thing as a vegetarian who eats fish - fish are alive and to eat them, you have to kill them.

The terms pesco-vegetarian and pescetarian have been coined by fish-eaters who feel guilty that they're still eating dead animals and want to salve their consciences by giving themselves a vegetarian halo!!

I think a better term for these people is fishocrite. :-P

By the way, there's no such thing as a semi-vegetarian or a demi-vegetarian. You either eat meat or you don't. If one piece of meat passes your lips, you're not a vegetarian.

Cut. And. Dried.

Answer 10

If you eat fish you are a carnivore. Vegetarians eat NO flesh but DO consume diary products. Vegans consume NO flesh and NO diary Products.